Solar Energy Funding Decreases

Solar Energy Funding

Ahhh, politicians you gotta love them. It seems just recently Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard, has went back on her campaign promises and retracted solar energy funding for projects throughout the country. This is a sad state of affairs for several reasons. For one she is taking money out of an industry that is achieving vital growth. This is a real blow to the Australians who voted her into office expecting to see real action in the renewable energy industry. A lot of people are wanting and needing these jobs. Not to mention the people investing in renewable energy technologies.

Look here’s the deal, is solar the cheapest energy generation out their at the moment? No, of course not, now why not ask yourself why? Here’s a big part of the reason. The more technology improves the cheaper solar power will be, the more solar power projects going [...]

Alright, So Why Do We Need To Switch To Alternative Sources Of Energy Anyways?

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So this is really a valid question, and I think it’s something we should be thinking about. Everyday there is something new about emerging alternative sources of energy. We all know it’s important, but that’s really because we are told it’s important by the mass media and by other people. But what is really the major reasons? Why is alternative energy important is what I’d really like to get down to. Is it because of monetary issues? Environment? Social responsibility? All of these are major reasons and we’ll be getting into these, but the fact that these are not the most important might surprise you. Read on to learn the #1 reason why we have to switch to alternative sources of energy, or our lives as we know them will simply cease to exist. So lets start with monetary issues.

Alternative Energy [...]